Restrictive steps have managed to slow the spread of coronavirus in Hungary but the “real test” is yet to come, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. Orban said that at the peak of the crisis, Hungary would need about 8,000 ventilators and intensive-care hospital beds, of which around 2,000 would be available in “normal times.”
The statement came as the government reported the single biggest daily increase in infections. Hungary's confirmed coronavirus cases have increased by 210 to 1,190, government data showed on Friday.
On Thursday, a nationwide lockdown was prolonged indefinitely...Read more ...

BUDAPEST - Hungary needs more ventilators and intensive care hospital beds as part of its efforts to weather the coronavirus crisis, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, as the government reported the single biggest daily increase in infections.Read more ...